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I'd be ecstatic if it happened, but it's not without risk. One scout recently called him Dayan Viciedo without the athleticism. Which is what I thought Dayan Viciedo was.

Signing a big time international young free agent, whether it works out or not, is exactly what we should be doing though.

I agree with you too. This would make far more sense than signing someone like Kendrys Morales to play 1B. Abreu is a guy who is only 26 and is entering his prime years. A "win now" and a "win later" move at the same time. It would be a risk given that he has never played in MLB but I think it might be a risk worth taking. I like the idea of a young slugging tandem of Avisail Garcia and Jose Dariel Abreu hitting 3rd and 4th in our lineup for many years.

I'd be willing to roll the dice on this guy too. The Sox are starving for somebody, anybody, who can make a difference in the middle of the lineup. The Sox seem to have a whole host of guys who belong hitting 7, 8 or 9. What they don't have is many players capable of hitting 3, 4, 5 or 6. Aside from A. Garcia, the cupboard is bare in that regard. It's time to take a chance and acquire a potential impact hitter entering his prime years.

There are a lot of negatives in that article. "Slider-speed bat." "Base clogger." "Dead body type." Comparables include Viciedo and "Angels prospect C.J. Cron, a former first-round pick who hit .274 with 14 home runs in the Double-A Texas League this season."

But also "monstrous power"...and we know the Sox are suckers for monstrous power.

I hope he wins the Triple Crown, and we need a first baseman, but he's no sure thing.

There are a lot of negatives in that article. "Slider-speed bat." "Base clogger." "Dead body type." Comparables include Viciedo and "Angels prospect C.J. Cron, a former first-round pick who hit .274 with 14 home runs in the Double-A Texas League this season."

But also "monstrous power"...and we know the Sox are suckers for monstrous power.

I hope he wins the Triple Crown, and we need a first baseman, but he's no sure thing.

There are a lot of negatives in that article. "Slider-speed bat." "Base clogger." "Dead body type." Comparables include Viciedo and "Angels prospect C.J. Cron, a former first-round pick who hit .274 with 14 home runs in the Double-A Texas League this season."

But also "monstrous power"...and we know the Sox are suckers for monstrous power.

I hope he wins the Triple Crown, and we need a first baseman, but he's no sure thing.